On 21 March, the first round match between Western League regular season and Fukuoka Softbank and Kufu HAYATE Shizuoka was held at Tamahome Stadium Chikugo, where Fukuoka Softbank lost 0-2.

Fukuoka Softbank starter Yugo Maeda pitcher loaded the bases with no bases loaded outs in the first inning on two hit and catcher fielder’s choice, but he got through the inning with runs on a double play strikeout. In the top of the second and third innings, the game closer a three-way tie. But in the top of the fourth, an error by short stop and a hit with one out bases loaded and a infield grounder to runs were scored. After the fifth inning, he tied the bases at 2 inning with no runs and went Hit by Pitch mound in the sixth inning with 5 hit no strike out 1 runs (earned runs 0) on 94 pitches.

In the top of the seventh, Shinno Oshiro pitcher loaded the bases with one out and a bad throw on a walk, Hit by Pitch and a single by Masama Masuda to tie the runs. The top of the eighth inning tied for Koya Fujii pitcher and the top of the ninth inning for Haru Matsumoto pitcher tied runs, but the bats were scoreless for 6 hit and the game ended 0-2. Naoki Sato player has 2 hit.

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H Yamada Ryusei - Kurahashi Hitomi - ○ Ikeya Souda - Nozato Keishiro - S Yamadamon
So ● Yugo Maeda-Shinno Oshiro-Koya Fujii-Haru Matsumoto

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